Disclaimer: This article contains spoilers from The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #1 released on September 19th, 2018. Johnny Storm fans have had a rough time of it these past few years. First, our fave fam was banished from the comics due to petty bullshit over movie rights, which meant that Johnny was essentially abandoned by his…
Pullman & Fordham’s The Adventures of John Blake is Much Better Than it Sounds
The Adventures of John Blake: Mystery of the Ghost Ship Fred Fordham (artist), Philip Pullman (scripter), Becky Chilcott (design) David Fickling Books with The Phoenix May 30, 2017 “Trapped in the mists of time by a terrible research experiment gone wrong, John Blake and his mysterious ship are doomed to sail between the centuries, searching…
WWACommendations: Generation X, Josephine Baker, Sanity & Tallulah, and More
What comics are you reading lately? Every month, WWAC contributors sound off about the comics we’re reading for fun—not for research, not to keep up with a current series, but just for the sheer joy of reading. Let us know on Twitter what comics you’re reading!
Introducing: Lion Forge Pubwatch October 2018!
New Challenger Approaching: Lion Forge has joined the battle! Wait, sorry, this isn’t Super Smash Bros. This is WWAC’s pubwatch series! I’m Jameson Hampton and I’m happy to present to you the first edition of our newest pubwatch: Lion Forge! Lion Forge is known for its Catalyst Prime superhero universe, a superb lineup of graphic…
Book Beat: Potential B&N Buyout, Amazon Wages, and Good Omens TV News
Hello lovely readers, this is your Bookmarked editor Paige here! Welcome to your weekly installment of Book Beat. The United States is just getting over a three/four-ish day weekend (in honor of Indigenous Peoples’ Day, and don’t let anyone tell you otherwise), so the news cycle has been a little slow. But fear not, for…
Adventures in Rainbow Stealing: Rainbow Brite #1
Rainbow Brite #1 Paulina Ganucheau (cover art), Jeremy Whitley (writer), Brittney Williams (art) Dynamite Comics October, 2018 Dynamite Comics has had a lot of success in reviving nostalgic properties for comic consumption lately. Everyone from The Green Hornet to Xena has been brought back to life, and now Rainbow Brite, defender of colors, is back…
Archie Meets Batman ’66 #3 Review: The Plot Thickens… A Bit
Archie Meets Batman ’66 #3: The Batman of Riverdale J. Bone (artist), Kelly Fitzpatrick (colours), Michael Moreci (writer), Jack Morelli (letters), Dan Parent (artist), Jeff Parker (writer) Archie Comics and DC Entertainment 26 September, 2018 The villains of Gotham are taking over Riverdale. But there is a major flaw in their plan. The Siren’s song…
Tini Howard’s Captain America
Writer Tini Howard takes Captain America and Bucky back to their origins with a World War II story in Captain America Annual #1. The story involves Cap and Bucky protecting World War II concentration camp escapees, an element of World War II that many Cap stories have shied away from. It’s a dark time in our…
A Girl, A Ghost, and A Laundromat: A Review of Sheets
Sheets Brenna Thummler (Writer & Illustrator) CubHouse August 28, 2018 Sheets follows a young thirteen-year-old girl named Marjorie Glatt who is still recovering from her mother’s untimely death. She and her family run, own, and live above their laundromat, and all daily duties have fallen to Marjorie. She is isolated at school and is struggling…
Presenting Dark Horse: September 2018
Hello lovely readers! Welcome to the September installment of Presenting Dark Horse. We’re officially in the throes of autumn’s chilly embrace, and I am so ready to get my sweater weather on with one of my favorite publishers. And what goodies does Dark Horse have to bring me in these last few weeks before Halloween?…
Dracula’s Forgotten Sister: Florence Marryat and The Blood of the Vampire
Vampire fiction was crystallised in Bram Stoker’s Dracula. Subsequent generations of writers in the genre have had to define their works only in relation to this novel, whether they were adhering to its example or departing from it. But if we go back in time, we see a different story, or rather, different stories. While…
A Fistful of Comics: Crowdfunding Roundup, October ’18
It’s Halloween! We made it! The month of ghosts, ghouls, and gourds is upon us, and boy is it welcome. After an utterly grueling few weeks in both comics and the “real world,” it’s time to cozy down with some brand new campaigns full of spooky stories, inspirational worlds, and at least one robot (probably).
